A car-carrier ship known as the Morning Midas filled with hundreds of EVs has been evacuated by the U.S. Coast Guard some 300 miles off the coast of Alaska after an onboard fire engulfed the 600-foot ...

A massive cargo ship carrying an estimated 3,000 vehicles capsized after the ship caught fire in international waters, causing it to sink, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Morning Midas, ...

Update 2: A massive cargo ship still smoldering off the coast of Alaska is proving just how complicated, and stubborn, at-sea fires can be. It’s been just over a week since the cargo vessel Morning ...

An emergency response is under way in the waters of the North Pacific Ocean after the crew of a large cargo ship carrying thousands of vehicles, including approximately 800 EVs, abandoned ship after ...

Moving electric cars and their plug-in hybrid relatives across the globe became a little more difficult this summer. Earlier this month, U.S.-based shipping company Matson announced it will no longer ...

If fire departments on land have problems unleashing the torrent of water needed to extinguish a single burning EV, the crew of a ship doesn't stand a chance against hundreds of flaming lithium-ion ...

The cargo ship Morning Midas, carrying approximately 3,000 vehicles and fuel, sank in the Pacific Ocean after catching fire. ProvPort officials emphasize safety measures taken during loading ...

Update, 6/5/2025: The U.S. Coast Guard has clarified that the ship contained roughly 750 hybrids and electric vehicles among its cargo of roughly 3,000 cars, according to Automotive News. A ...